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PSP continues to search for alleged stabbing suspect
FREELAND BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced on Tuesday that troopers continue to search for an alleged stabbing victim. According to PSP Troop N-Hazleton, on September 17, 2021, troopers responded around 11:43 p.m. to a disturbance in the 300 block of Washington Street in Freeland, Luzerne County. Upon arrival, state police […]
Demolition underway on historic Shenandoah building
SHENANDOAH, Pa. — A historic building in Schuylkill County is coming down. Demolition crews recently started taking down the J.W. Cooper building in Shenandoah. It was condemned last month after a part of it collapsed. According to the building's owners, it was built in 1917 and then dedicated as...
Foster Township man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend, immediate sentence
WILKES-BARRE — A Foster Township man admitted Monday he fatally shot his girlfriend, Jessica Romano, during an argument inside their shared residence in January 2023. Scott Andrew Oliver, 31, apologized for killing Romano, 35, during what Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney James L. McMonagle called a “senseless act of violence” involving a firearm.
Area schools receive grants to increase security, support mental health
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski announced that state funding has been awarded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to area schools to improve safety and support mental health programs for both students and staff. Schools across the Keystone State, including some in our area, are receiving a major […]
PSP search for suspects in $1,500 TJ Maxx theft
HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Pennsylvania State Police in Hazleton are searching for three people who allegedly stole over $1,500 worth of TJ Maxx products. According to state police, the three people pictured below entered the TJ Maxx at 10 Laurel Mall Drive, Hazle Township, on April 9 and put $1516.48 worth of merchandise in […]
Efforts to reduce West Nile threats underway in Schuylkill County
POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Efforts are underway to reduce the West Nile threat in our region. Last year, mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile popped up all over northeastern Pennsylvania. One local county has started its prevention early with its trap and test method. Schuylkill County got a jump on their West Nile virus […]
Department of Corrections to host job fair
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) announced Tuesday it’s hosting a two-day job fair to fill several positions at SCI Mahanoy and SCI Frackville. The job fair will be held on the following days: The two facilities are hiring for correction officer trainees and other positions across multiple fields. According to […]
Funding awarded to complete 4.5 miles of SRT between St. Clair and Frackville
HARRISBURG, Pa. – State Senator Dave Argall (R - 29) and Representative Tim Twardzik (R - 123) announced Wednesday that the Schuylkill River Trail was awarded state funding to complete a section of trail stretching 4.6 miles from St. Clair to Frackville in Schuylkill County. “We’ve seen in places...
'My heart is broken': Shenandoah residents say goodbye to century-old school building, saying it's long been deteriorating
SHENANDOAH, Pa. - A community in Schuylkill County is saying goodbye to a building that's more than a century old. For decades, people in the borough of Shenandoah went to school there, but many also say it's long been deteriorating and its demolition is overdue. For so many in the...
After his best year ever finding shed deer antlers, Carbon County man shares tips for success
Dennis Hawk’s school of finding shed white-tailed deer antlers is not for the faint of heart. No. 1, there’s the mileage: The Palmerton area man estimates he’s put in 150 miles over the past few months hiking the Blue Mountain and spots out toward Tamaqua, in the Mahoning Valley and up around Jim Thorpe.
RED PANDAmonium: You can help fund the next LV Zoo exhibit
N. WHTEHALL TWP., Pa. -- It's PANDAmonium at the Lehigh Valley Zoo as the attraction gears up for the arrival of its newest residents, a pair of red pandas. The red panda exhibit will open in June, but before that can happen the zoo says it needs to reach a fundraising goal of $350,000.
#3 Blue Mountain softball shuts out Pottsville
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. — Lady Eagles leading 5-0 in the 3rd, Elle Walasavage hits one into the gap for an RBI single to score two runs, making it 7-0. Next batter, Marla Freiwald blasts one out to the fencing for a big RBI double adding another run to the board for Blue Mountain.
Crosscutters announce their upcoming ticket sale
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crosscutters announced their opening night and single-game ticket sale. According to the press release, opening night and single game tickets will go on sale May 1 at 10 a.m. June 4 the Crosscutters will open at home against Mahoning Valley Scrappers, continued in the release. Officials say you can buy […]
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